When my Rob (Eelektross from B2) learned gastro acid I realised the power of a combo of regigigas, archeops and slaking with a gastro acider. So I made this team.
Ill say how my team works at the bottom.
Jason(Eelektross)
252HP 252SpA 4SpD
Focus Sash/Flying gem
Levitate
Modest(+SpA -Atk)
Gastro Acid
Thunder
Thunderbolt/Acrobatics
Protect
Jasons goal is to use gastro acid on politoed but politoed will switch out so regigigas will get it then he can thunder away on any pokemon he wants.
I want 2 giv him acrobatics for coverage but he has focus sash and i dont hack so i probably wont hav da right hidden power so i gave him for the weather war. He has protect like most in vgc should. He has focus sash in case he gets KOed before gastro acid goes up. I have questioned the evs thinking more defensive ones may be more effective so let me know what u think.
Polifroeg(Politoed)
252HP 252SpA 4SpD
Iron Ball
Drizzle
Quiet(+SpA - Spe)
Scald
Encore
Ice beam
Protect
Polifroeg is there to set up the rain (Obviously). He will switch out to regigigas on the first turn to let eelektross use thunder. He has encore to lock pokemon into moves that wont do much to regigigas and to stop them from usin super effective moves. Ice beam for grass and dragon coverage. And the usual protect for VGC pokemon. Iron Ball and the quiet nature lets him get rain up ahead of the rest.
HUGGER(Regigigas)
252HP 252Atk 4Def
Leftovers
Slow Start
Adamant(+Atk -SpA)
Facade
Earthquake
Drain Punch
Zen Headbutt
Here he is! The star of my team! He will switch in on the first turn for polifroeg and receive a gastro acid. Then the fun begins! With probably the greatest stats in VGC he will pwn any one in his path. Facade is his STAB and may may be even more powerful if an enemy tries to stop him with status. Zen Headbutt is coverage against fighting types. Earthquake goes well with eelektross for double hits. And Drain Punch can heal some life against enemies. He has leftovers for more healing so he can stay out and sweep the opposition.
Scizor
252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Technician
Adamant
Occa Berry
Bullet punch
Superpower
Bug bite
Protect
Scizor is good for enemies with sandstorm or hail teams. Against hail he can use Bullet punch superpower on ice types and bug bite on Abomnasnow. Bug bite is also good on the very common cresselia. For Sandstorm teams he has superpower though mainly for tyranitar It can take out Excadrill and terrakion too. He has protect for obvious reasons. Occa berry because fire is still super effective in rain
Triton (Kingdra)
4 HP 252 SpA 252 Spe
Swift Swim
Modest
Life orb
Hydro pump
Dragon Pulse
Draco meteor
Protect
Kingdra is great for any rain team. He will be used when i face rain teams because of his big resistance 2 water. His only weakness is dragon and since the only dragons (from my experience) on rain teams in VGC are Latios and Kingdra so dragon pulse is more effective than ice beam. Though some do use Dragonite on rain teams it is usually not seen in VGC. Life orb is for extra damage. Protect is same as usual and as i have said I have dragon pulse to avoid the unnecessary SpA lowering.
Venom (Toxicroak)
252HP 252Atk 4Spe
Dry Skin
Adamant
Black Sludge
Fake Out
Sucker Punch
Drain Punch
Substitute
Toxicroak will rarely be used unless i come across a sand team who do not have a lot of earthquake users. He can use fake out on the switch in and sucker punch on enemies who may target him. Drain punch with dry skin and black sludge is a great combo for healing in rain. Protect for the last time is a staple on most in vgc.This description is short beacuse he will be used so little.
No Cresselia?
I do not have cresselia to fool people that regigigas is replacing it with a defensive set.
Team Layout
Every match ill start with polifroeg and eelektross then ill switch out polifroeg 4 regigigas. The last member of team in a match will depend on the opponent (list below).
Against rain and sun Kingdra
Against hail and sand with a few eathquakers Scizor
Against trick room or sandstorm with few earthquakers Toxicroak
Ill say how my team works at the bottom.
Jason(Eelektross)
252HP 252SpA 4SpD
Focus Sash/Flying gem
Levitate
Modest(+SpA -Atk)
Gastro Acid
Thunder
Thunderbolt/Acrobatics
Protect
Jasons goal is to use gastro acid on politoed but politoed will switch out so regigigas will get it then he can thunder away on any pokemon he wants.
I want 2 giv him acrobatics for coverage but he has focus sash and i dont hack so i probably wont hav da right hidden power so i gave him for the weather war. He has protect like most in vgc should. He has focus sash in case he gets KOed before gastro acid goes up. I have questioned the evs thinking more defensive ones may be more effective so let me know what u think.
Polifroeg(Politoed)
252HP 252SpA 4SpD
Iron Ball
Drizzle
Quiet(+SpA - Spe)
Scald
Encore
Ice beam
Protect
Polifroeg is there to set up the rain (Obviously). He will switch out to regigigas on the first turn to let eelektross use thunder. He has encore to lock pokemon into moves that wont do much to regigigas and to stop them from usin super effective moves. Ice beam for grass and dragon coverage. And the usual protect for VGC pokemon. Iron Ball and the quiet nature lets him get rain up ahead of the rest.
HUGGER(Regigigas)
252HP 252Atk 4Def
Leftovers
Slow Start
Adamant(+Atk -SpA)
Facade
Earthquake
Drain Punch
Zen Headbutt
Here he is! The star of my team! He will switch in on the first turn for polifroeg and receive a gastro acid. Then the fun begins! With probably the greatest stats in VGC he will pwn any one in his path. Facade is his STAB and may may be even more powerful if an enemy tries to stop him with status. Zen Headbutt is coverage against fighting types. Earthquake goes well with eelektross for double hits. And Drain Punch can heal some life against enemies. He has leftovers for more healing so he can stay out and sweep the opposition.
Scizor
252 HP / 252 Atk / 4 SpD
Technician
Adamant
Occa Berry
Bullet punch
Superpower
Bug bite
Protect
Scizor is good for enemies with sandstorm or hail teams. Against hail he can use Bullet punch superpower on ice types and bug bite on Abomnasnow. Bug bite is also good on the very common cresselia. For Sandstorm teams he has superpower though mainly for tyranitar It can take out Excadrill and terrakion too. He has protect for obvious reasons. Occa berry because fire is still super effective in rain
Triton (Kingdra)
4 HP 252 SpA 252 Spe
Swift Swim
Modest
Life orb
Hydro pump
Dragon Pulse
Draco meteor
Protect
Kingdra is great for any rain team. He will be used when i face rain teams because of his big resistance 2 water. His only weakness is dragon and since the only dragons (from my experience) on rain teams in VGC are Latios and Kingdra so dragon pulse is more effective than ice beam. Though some do use Dragonite on rain teams it is usually not seen in VGC. Life orb is for extra damage. Protect is same as usual and as i have said I have dragon pulse to avoid the unnecessary SpA lowering.
Venom (Toxicroak)
252HP 252Atk 4Spe
Dry Skin
Adamant
Black Sludge
Fake Out
Sucker Punch
Drain Punch
Substitute
Toxicroak will rarely be used unless i come across a sand team who do not have a lot of earthquake users. He can use fake out on the switch in and sucker punch on enemies who may target him. Drain punch with dry skin and black sludge is a great combo for healing in rain. Protect for the last time is a staple on most in vgc.This description is short beacuse he will be used so little.
No Cresselia?
I do not have cresselia to fool people that regigigas is replacing it with a defensive set.
Team Layout
Every match ill start with polifroeg and eelektross then ill switch out polifroeg 4 regigigas. The last member of team in a match will depend on the opponent (list below).
Against rain and sun Kingdra
Against hail and sand with a few eathquakers Scizor
Against trick room or sandstorm with few earthquakers Toxicroak